A final salute: An Army bugler plays taps during a military burial service in Cherry Hill, N.J. / William Thomas Cain, Getty Images

by USA TODAY

by USA TODAY

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as of 2011, approximately 3.47 million veterans have received disability compensation. What that number doesn't reveal are the all too frequent incidents of veterans falling through the cracks: those who are suffering without care from PTSD, and others who have waited for years for monetary compensation that just doesn't seem to be coming. An estimated 14% to 21% of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD, according to USA TODAY.

Soon, more troops will be returning from Afghanistan further taxing what some call an already overburdened system. What are the issues that the Obama administration needs to tackle moving forward? What issues are most pressing for veterans? Why is the system so difficult to navigate, and how can it be changed for the better?

In honor of Veterans Day, USA TODAY Opinion will host a Google+Hangout that takes a close look at these issues and at the experiences of veterans who have served in Iraq.

Join us with your questions and comments at 2 p.m. Monday for the live discussion in the video player below. Send us a tweet using #vetdaychat, or comment via Facebook in the comments section at the bottom of the story page.

Hangout participants

Joe Davis: Director of public affairs, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Adrian Atizado: Assistant national legislative director of the Disabled American Veterans. He is also a veteran who served in the Navy during the Gulf War.